A multi-criteria decision support system for r&d project selection

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 17-26

  Stewart, Theodor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Multi criteria decision making; R D project selection

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY AND ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING--PROJECT MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--HEURISTIC;

MULTICRITERIA DECISION MAKING; NONLINEAR KNAPSACK PROBLEM; PORTFOLIO SELECTION; PROJECT SELECTION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0025742515     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.1991.3     Document Type: Article

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